Parallel

The term Parallel has a number of important meanings: This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.

parallelepiped classifier or decision rule A simple form of automated computer interpretation slightly more complex than boxcar interpretation.

parallels are equally-spaced horizontal lines meridians are equally-spaced elliptical arcs the whole map fits a 2:1 ellipse ...

Parallel through center , between standard parallels Bonne Classification: ...

Parallel pipe removal: Consolidate parallel pipes into one hydraulically equivalent pipe.

parallel See Also : latitude [geodesy] An imaginary east-west line encircling the earth, parallel to the equator and connecting all points of equal latitude. Also, the representation of this line on a globe or map.

parallel A parallel (of latitude) is a line on a map that represents an imaginary east-west circle drawn on the Earth in a plane parallel to the plane that contains the equator.

Parallel Programming Program specification Program verification Programming techniques Software engineering ...

Parallels, Passive Remote Sensing, Polar Axis, Prime Meridian, Radarsat, Radiation, Rectangular Coordinate System, Reference Map, Reflection, Relationship, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensor, Representative Fraction, Robinson Projection, Rotation, ...

Parallel Lines on the earth's surface that are parallel with the equator. Parcel A tract of land, being all or part of a legal estate.

parallel of latitude A circle, or approximation of a circle, on the surface of the Earth, parallel tot he Equator, and connecting points of equal latitude; a circle of the celestial sphere parallel to the ecliptic, ...

Parallel processing - The coordinated processing of a computer program by multiple processors that work on different parts of the program, using their own operating system and memory resources.

Parallel Communications: Data transmission wherein multiple wires simultaneously carry one data bit at a time greatly increasing the rate that data can be sent over a single wire.

parallel 1. A property of two or more lines that is separated at all points by the same distance.

The parallel behavior of diminishing pressures and densities out to 500 km follows this same general exponential pattern: ...

Want some parallel examples of the U.S. federal government priming the pump and the private sector developing the market? How about the Internet? It began as a method for the intelligence community to share information during the...

PTOLEMY's PARALLELS Used length of day variations of 1/4 hour on longest day (summer solstice). First parallel at 4 15'N, tenth at 36 N, 21st is Thule. PTOLEMY's MERIDIANS ...

A grid of parallels and meridians on a map.1 grid (1) a set of regularly spaced sample points; (2) in cartography, an exact set of reference lines over the earths surface. 2 ...

Editing on a parallel plane -- to lay out the center-line of our wall. Using the Offset Tool to offset the edges of our wall Closing polygons. We use the pencil tool to connect the oofset lines and sketchup creates a closed polygon for our wall ...

concordant Lying parallel to, rather than cutting across surrounding strata.

Like the equator, parallels are also considered circles of latitude or lines that circle the entire Earth.

Winds flow roughly parallel to the isobars, as depicted in the schematic below. This relationship is observed on real surface maps.

Graticule The designated grid of parallels and meridians on the earth and a map. Grid Data One of many data structures commonly used to represent geographic entities.

A large sand dune that forms parallel to the direction of a strong wind that blows in a consistent direction throughout the year. Also called a longitudinal dune. Seismic Discontinuity: ...

The name will be positioned parallel to the neatline; the text size may be reduced to accommodate the space restriction. Keep the name close to the neatline to clearly identify the area.

In parallel, the development of a public domain GIS was begun in 1982 by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineering Research Laboratory (USA-CERL) in Champaign, Illinois, a branch of the U.S.

latitude/longitude (Lat/Long) The fundamental geographic coordinate system, consisting of parallel lines of latitude circling the globe in an east-west direction and north-south lines of longitude (meridians) that converge at the poles.

In a cylindrical projection, for example, the lines of latitude (parallels) of the selected ellipsoid are simply drawn as straight, parallel lines.

Lines of constant latitude run around the globe parallel to the equator. Longitude is the number of degrees east or west of the prime meridian. Latitude runs from 0 to 90 degrees and longitude runs from 0 to 180 degrees.

Some of the latest GIS research under way at ORNL involves developing software for use on parallel-processing supercomputers.

The Mercator projection can be visualized as a spheroid projected onto a cylinder tangent to the equator and parallel to the polar axis (Figure 4-2). When the cylinder is opened and flattened, a distortion appears.

Cylindrical Equal-Area projections have straight meridians and parallels, the meridians are equally spaced, the parallels unequally spaced. There are normal, transverse, and oblique cylindrical equal-area projections.

A network of stations of known geographic or grid positions referenced to a common horizontal datum, which controls the horizontal positions of mapped features with respect to parallels and meridians or northing and easting grid lines shown on the ...

Geometrically, addition is vector addition by the parallelogram law: the sum (s, t) of two complex numbers is the unique point that makes the sequence of points (0, 0), (x, y), (s, t), (u, v) into a parallelogram.

If we line up the Z-axis parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation (from North pole to South) and if we line up the x/y axes so that positive X-axis intersects the Greenwich meridian (longitude 0°) we've completely defined (with the exception of a few ...

The polyconic projection (from the Greek, "poly" meaning many), envelopes the globe with an infinite number of cones, each with its own standard parallel. The parallels are non-concentric, while the central meridian is straight.

(a) An undulatory surface or surface sculpture consisting of alternating subparallel small-scale ridges and hollows formed at the interface between a fluid and incoherent sedimentary material (esp. loose sand).

A class of map projections in which the parallels are represented by a system of non-concentric circular arcs with centers lying on the straight line representing the central meridian (Lee 1944).

Problem areas included the North Pacific south of the Aleutians, a region marred by parallel north-south artifacts; the Atlantic off the US east coast; and, radiating linear artifacts found near Cape Town, Honolulu, and Tokyo.

Because the lines of latitude are parallel and evenly spaced, a degree of latitude represents a constant distance on the ground. This makes plotting latitude quite straight forward.

Susceptibility Property of certain rocks to be magnetized in a direction parallel to the magnetic field they are in. The direction of magnetization of these rocks changes if they are moved to another location on earth ...

If you have a protractor with you, place it on the map so it is oriented parallel to a north-south gridline, with the center of the protractor on point A (or on a line drawn between points A and B).

Don't fence me in - Comparison of Names of "free-range" Features Shared by Alberta and Montana along the 49th parallel 11:00-11:30 Varijakshi Prabhakaran (University of Durban, Westville, South Africa) ...

In parallel, you can also adjust related GIS layers such as building footprints, roads, and easements. Create, edit, and manage GIS features based on survey measurement data and survey procedures.

RUNWAY ID INFORMATION Runway unique identification code. For example: 01/19; 18L/36R (parallel runways); H1 (helipad); N/S (north/south); ALL/WAY (sealane); B1 (baloonport). RWY_LEN RUNWAY LENGTH (IN FEET) ...

drumlin -- n. Elongated mound of glacial sediment deposited parallel to ice flow. epicenter -- Point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

Integration of the parallel technologies of GIS and RS will be important to the fullest maturation of both areas. Previous Section -- Data for the GIS Return to Contents Next Section -- GIS Analysis Capabilities ...

A coordinate system is usually defined by a map projection, a spheroid of reference, a datum, one or more standard parallels, a central meridian, and possible shifts in the x- and y-directions to locate x,y positions of point, line, ...

A measure of the speed of data transmission between a computer and other devices. e.g. On a serial line it is the equivalent to bits per second. On a parallel line the baud rate is equivalent to bytes per second. Bearing ...

Components would include e-mail, access to data archives, presentation of parallel texts and counter texts in diverse media, real-time data analysis, standard base maps and data sets, sketch map and field note capabilities (Schroeder, 1995).

In addition, from 20 to 40 percent lateral (side) overlap is allowed when complete coverage of an area is required. For mapping, inventory and vegetation studies, for example, a survey is flown in a series of to-and-from parallel strips with side ...

bounding box a set of 2, 4, 6 or 8 numbers indicating the upper and lower bounds of an interval (1D), rectangle (2D), parallelpiped (3D), ...

See also: Map, Area, Surface, Feature, Projection